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Welcome
to the site of
Donna Dempster Gundy, MEd, LMFT
Individual, Marriage and Family Therapist |
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“I
want to know what became of the changes
We waited for love to bring
Were they only the fitful dreams
Of some greater awakening…”
Jackson Browne
The Pretender
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The American marriage and family is under siege.
Stressors come from every direction, self-induced and otherwise, making
life a burden for many people. Children, mortgages, making ends meet, longing
for connection, squeeze the family into doubt and confusion. |
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“Stage of life” problems (teenagers,
mid-life), can make life feel like a drudge rather than a joy. Marriages
suffer as each member feels alternately overwhelmed, resentful and deprived
of the mutual satisfaction they thought that love would bring. Communication
can be compromised, and the sense of connection, intimacy and sexual satisfaction
can dwindle. Children suffer as their parents become unhappy with each other
and their lives. Couples begin to question whether or not they want to remain
married. Chronic unhappiness can lead to depression and have an adverse
effect on health. Happily, in most situations, the negative slide can be
moved to a more positive direction. Many couples can do this on their own,
but sometimes consultation with a marriage and family therapist can be of
benefit. |
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Since
1982, I have been practicing Individual, Marriage and Family Therapy from
a background in family systems therapy. The family systems therapist is
constantly attuned to the systems in which each person resides; extended
family, nuclear family, work, school and social network. Therapeutic sessions
examine present difficulties and solutions for improvement in the context
of how those systems are impacting the wellbeing of the individual and the
family. |
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I
graduated from Smith College and from Columbia University with a degree
in Counseling Psychology. After working for several years as a high school
guidance counselor, I returned to postgraduate training with the Center
for Family Learning, a clinical institute dedicated to the advanced training
of marriage and family therapists. As a current member of the faculty, I
have been a research member of the Child and Adolescent Project, the Chronic
Illness Project and, for the last decade, the Marital Project. The projects
are designed to research issues that confront families and the best way
that therapy can help. My expertise is in couple issues such as communication,
affairs, substance abuse and stepfamily issues. I work with adolescents
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children within the framework of the family as well. |
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I have a private practice in Rye and Rye Brook,
and my office hours are very flexible. I am married with three grown children.
I believe that anyone seeking treatment should be comfortable with the person
they see and vice versa. Every first session is a consultation where we
both decide if we want to work together. Most insurance plans accept me
out of network. Please feel free to give me a call with any questions any
time. |
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Phone:
914.967.2863 |
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Office Hours
by Appointment
14 Rye Ridge Plaza, St 228
Rye Brook, NY 10573 |
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